How Cool Is This?

A multivariate speaker at the Lively Grit Daily House at SXSW 2025, Kit Huffman sat down with us just before her Saturday keynote to talk about LinkedIn, fame, ski gear, and most importantly — cool.“Y...

19 Maalis 202512min

A veteran of the tech conference scene, Peter brought his unique POV — and love of hot dogs — to his conversation with us at The Lively Grit Daily House. We talked about prescription sunglasses, accep...

18 Maalis 202526min

Andrew and Mike made their way to SXSW to show off Mado Dynamic — their new solar-powered, fully automated shades, which we got the chance to test out in the Lively Grit Daily House.We talked about th...

17 Maalis 202522min

Kati had a busy South by Southwest, speaking at the Lively Grit Daily House, a panel at the convention center, and a session at New Mexico House. We sat down with her early in the trip, right after he...

14 Maalis 202522min

Between wrangling speakers and everything else that goes into putting on a speakeasy at SXSW, Lisa popped into the studio to talk about why she, Mike, Mary, and the team hosted the Lively Grit Daily H...

13 Maalis 202520min

JC is no stranger to cool. He might be more of an expert than us. We connected at The Lively Grit Daily House to get his take on what’s worth paying attention to. We talked about the pressure to talk ...

12 Maalis 202534min

We tried to turn off the mics. We really did. But we're back and podcasting from The Lively Grit Daily House in Austin, TX for SXSW 2025. Stay tuned for more conversations with cool people, people who...

8 Maalis 20254min

Die cool, or live long enough to see yourself become uncool. After more that 5 years and 200 episodes, How Cool Is This? is finally ready to answer our original question: what IS cool?For our 200th ep...

24 Helmi 20251h 1min